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X Factor »     by Andy Dehnart / January 30, 2012, 7:40 PM In an unsurprising move, Steve Jones has been fired as host of Fox’s The X Factor , and thus won’t be back to host the second season. “I wont be hosting next seasons XFactor which is a shame but I cant complain as I’ve had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show,” he wrote on Twitter a few minutes ago. Although he is affable and charming in real life , he wasn’t the best host, though he is far from the worst part of that disaster of a series. But as one of its primary faces, his fall was inevitable. View the original article here

X Factor »     by Andy Dehnart / January 30, 2012, 10:00 PM Useless X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger is also off the show, along with departing host Steve Jones . This isn’t a surprise, considering everyone knew she was a terrible judge long before the show even started—except Fox and Simon Cowell, apparently. She was erratic and weird , and even refused to judge . In an attempt to spin this like she hasn’t been fired, Nicole’s people told E! Online that Nicole “wants to focus on her music career” because “X Factor took a lot more of her time than she ever expected. She didn’t have any time really to work on her music. She was doing X Factor six days a week.” That’s a bunch of bullshit. And although they aren’t the same show, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, and Blake Shelton seem to be doing just fine managing The Voice and their careers. Except—wait—they’re actually talented, successful artists who made their show a success rather than dragging it down. View the or...

« It’s A Brad, Brad World Recap: Brad Goreski’s Broken Promises | Home January 31, 2012 08:00 AM by Ashley Lee It’s not only the contestants who apparently get eliminated on The X Factor . Judges Nicole Scherzinger  and Paula Abdul , along with host Steve Jones , will not be returning for the show’s second season . Read on for details about the triple elimination…all announced in a single day! Steve Jones was the first to confirm his departure. He tweeted yesterday,”I wont be hosting next season’s X Factor which is a shame but I cant complain as I’ve had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show.” Then Nicole Scherzinger’s leave was announced. ”She wants to focus on her music career,” a source told  E! News . “She’s spoken to  Simon  [ Cowell ] and he’s given her his blessing.” The former Pussycat Doll is currently rehearsing for her upcoming European tour, which kicks off next month. “X Factor  took a lot more of her time than she ever expected,” the source continued. “S...

X Factor »     by Andy Dehnart / January 31, 2012, 7:55 AM And the firings continue: Paula Abdul is also out of The X Factor , as her friend Simon Cowell let her go along with Nicole Scherzinger (who left to work on her music , right) and fired host Steve Jones . That leaves just Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid to have fake fights with each other. Deadline reported Paula’s exit, saying “none of the three left on their own accord and that it was cleaning house day at the so-so rated reality series.” While trade publications have been able to confirm with Fox that Jones and Scherzinger are out, there’s no official word yet that Paula is out. Paula’s exit is the biggest surprise among the three, both because she and Simon are close (she first started hinting she’d rejoin him on TV almost two years ago), and because she wasn’t exactly bad. She was saddled with mentoring the awful groups category and its artificially constructed groups but was still somewhat improved from her American Idol se...

« Seal’s Temper The Reason Behind Divorce From Heidi Klum | Home | Kristin Cavallari Is Pregnant! » January 23, 2012 10:00 AM by Ashley Lee Steven Tyler  sang the National Anthem at the AFC Championship football game yesterday, when the New England Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens. Though his rock ‘n’ roll rendition is filled with the signature screams that often frequent Aerosmith hit songs , a closer listen may sound a little different…did the American Idol judge just mess up the lyrics? Watch the video and read the harsh comments after the jump! The American Idol judge opened the AFC Championship football game yesterday by singing the National Anthem and sporting a sequined Patriots scarf. However, many are arguing that Tyler messed up the lyrics of “The Star Spangled Banner” and has joined the group of those who have flubbed the Anthem in the past:  Scott McCreary  and Christina Aguilera . “Let’s just say the rendition probably wouldn’t get him to Hollywood ,” said the AP ,...

Home > Drama > Do soaps, such as Corrie and Emmerdale, promote vigilantism and/or evading criminal justice? January 23rd, 2012 by Sarah. No comments Earlier today, I was reading an interview in which Coronation Street star Andrew Lancel discussed his character Frank Foster, and the forthcoming rape trial storyline, with the Daily Star It has of course been widely speculated it the press that there have been two endings filmed for the rape trial outcome; one in which Frank is found guilty, and one in which he’s not guilty and walks away a free man. Andrew told the paper, “During the trial you will see him really twist the knife. He appears vulnerable in the stand and even gets a bit teary… “But, as everyone knows, there is something deep inside him that one day needs to be sorted out – and, trust me, it will be . “Everyone knows he raped Carla and he shouldn’t get off. As an actor you have to justify him but he’s a monstrous character.” Before it was announced that two outcom...

Home > Drama > Emmerdale star Chris Bisson shivered in tight-fitting suit for wedding scenes! January 23rd, 2012 by Sarah. No comments Chris Bisson, who of course plays businessman and groom-to-be Jai Sharma in Emmerdale, has revealed that on the day he filmed Jai’s wedding to Charity Tate ( Emma Atkins ) he was freezing cold! But because the wedding suit he had to wear was a tight fit, poor Chris couldn’t wear any thermals underneath. He told the PA, “I’m wearing a sharp navy blue Reiss suit but it’s a little bit tight. And I do struggle with it. “I can’t wear my thermals underneath it because it would make the trousers even tighter – and then I can’t bend down to tie my shoelaces.” The wedding scenes, which air on January 26th, were filmed in a chilly Harrogate back in mid-December, and of how the day goes for Jai and Charity, Chris – who’s also starred in Coronation Street , Shameless , Prime Suspect and hit comedy film East Is East – said, “He’s hoping to get married [but...

Home > Entertainment > New look More4 will feature ‘Digital Scrapbook’ service January 23rd, 2012 by Sarah. No comments Channel 4 execs have today announced that as of this month, More4 is evolving into a whole package of “life enhancing content” including a new service entitled ‘Digital Scrapbook’. With less reliance on documentaries, current affairs and arts programmes, the new look channel will offer show that focus on the everyday lives of viewers, such as shows featuring homes, property, food, health and fashion. Of the newly reformatted channel, Channel 4's Chief Creative Officer Jay Hunt, said, “More4 is already an incredibly successful channel. It has increased its share every year since launch, with this year being its most successful ever. “But in an increasingly competitive and changing world we are always looking for ways of improving and developing our services , maximising revenues and more effectively serving our audience”. And part of that pledge includes ...

Bachelor Pad and The Bachelorette cast member Kasey Kahl, Vienna Girardi’s ex-boyfriend and a cast member with her on VH1’s upcoming Relationship Rehab , was arrested last weekend after a fight outside a club during which he allegedly punched a woman in the face. TMZ reports that Kasey “was accused of attacking a man named Richard Chaney outside the club … and then smashing Chaney’s girlfriend in the face when she tried to break up the fight,” and Chaney told cops … he told Kahl to “go away” … but “Kahl became physically violent and struck Chaney several times in the face and head … causing his mouth to bleed.” The woman, Rene Idsinga, told police “she tried scratching Kahl’s neck to get him to stop beating Chaney” and “claims Kahl struck her in the face during the melee, causing her nose to bleed.” Kasey’s rep told People that Kasey was “shaken by the circumstances” and “a bit confused as to what happened,” saying that “Kasey and his friends were hanging out outside of the club wher...

Home > Gameshows > The Bank Job returns to Channel 4 this February January 23rd, 2012 by Lisa McGarry. No comments Host George Lamb returns with a brand new run of the high stakes game show this February on Channel 4. Contestants will aim to pull off the ultimate heist, live from a real bank in the heart of London, as they play a high jeopardy game of skill, knowledge and luck, hoping to walk away with a life changing sum of money. In order to apply for a place on the show, contestants must tackle the online game to unlock the exclusive application form at www.channel4.com/bankjob . Last series saw over 4 million head-to-head games played by over 200,000 hopefuls. And this series gets even tougher as aspiring contestants must win three head-to-head tournament games in order to qualify and have the chance to play for real money, live on Channel 4. Every night four players will be taken to a bank vault which holds safety deposit boxes packed with thousands of pounds of real mone...

« The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Recap: Pandora’s Wedding | Home January 23, 2012 08:55 PM by Lisa Princ Last week on Next Great Baker on TLC , we said goodbye to Megan and Melo after their pyrotechnics disaster! This week, the final four take on a beautiful cake in their attempt to make next week’s finale. But who failed and who impressed? Read on for all the highlights of tonight’s episode! Tonight on Next Great Baker, the final four contestants kicked off their hunt to the finale with flowers. Yes, for their baker’s challenge this week, Buddy asked the bakers to create the perfect rose, for a chance to win an edible printer – no it was not really edible, but instead it creates edible images to use in baking. Ironically, Nadine, who usually rocks out these types of challenges made the worst looking rose tonight. Meanwhile, Chad did an okay job, but it was Ryan and Marissa who rocked the rose challenge tonight. Buddy decided that Ryan had the best rose, and he was deemed t...

January 23rd, 2012 by Sarah. No comments As fans of EastEnders will know, Lucy Beale ( Hetti Bywater ) is doing everything she can to destroy her dad Ian Beale’s (Adam Woodyatt) relationship with Mandy Salter… And her latest plot ends up with Mandy (Nicola Stapleton) being reunited with her prostitute mum Lorraine Salter, who Mandy hasn’t seen for years. However, that wasn’t originally Lucy’s intention, because having found a mysterious phone number in Mandy’s things, Lucy assumes it belongs to a man, so she arranges to meet ‘him’ to stir up trouble… But it turns out that the number belongs to Mandy’s mum, Lorraine, who goes to the Vic to wait for Lucy. The part of Lorraine is to be played by Call the Midwife star, Victoria Alcock, however, when the character first appeared on the Square, back in 1991 when Mandy was a tear-away teen, the role was played by Linda Henry, who now of course plays Shirley Carter… Lorraine’s back-story was that she was a friend of Pat Evans’ – she was Pa...

Police are investigating after a contestant on Brazil’s version of Big Brother was expelled from the house for possibly sexually assaulting a houseguest while she was unconscious, although he has called it “a huge misunderstanding.” Footage of the incident that’s on YouTube and was broadcast on live, pay-per-view TV, shows houseguest Monique Amin unconscious in bed. Under a blanket, fellow houseguest Daniel Echaniz touches and moves against her. The show’s host told viewers only that Daniel “is suspected of having infringed the rules of the programme.” He said that producers “examined his behaviour without jumping to conclusions and with the utmost care. The images showed a breach of the rules of the programme. After careful evaluation, the direction of the programme found that the behavior of the contestant on the night of the party was seriously inadequate.” The Daily Mail reports that “police officers arrived at the house and interviewed Ms Amin for three hours, before taking her...

The Voice »     by Andy Dehnart / January 23, 2012, 7:00 AM The Voice ’s season-one winner, Javier Colon , is touring next month, starting a few days before the second season of the NBC series begins. AEG Live has provided me with a pair of tickets for eight cities he’ll visit to give to reality blurred readers. Here are those tour stops: Fri., Feb. 03, Boston, Berklee Performance CenterTue., Feb. 07, New York City, Best Buy TheaterWed., Feb. 08, Baltimore, Baltimore SoundstageThu., Feb. 9, Morristown, NJ, Mayo Performing Arts CenterFri., Feb. 10, Glenside, Penn., Keswick TheatreTue., Feb. 14, Atlanta, Variety PlayhouseFri., Feb. 17, Jacksonville, Florida TheatreSat., Feb. 18, Orlando, Plaza Theatre To win a pair of tickets for one of those cities, you must do two things: Comment below and include the city you want tickets for, and why you want to go to the concert. You can do this once per day until Friday. E.mail me your contact information: your name (both as it appears on your p...

Canada is getting its own version of The Bachelor, which has started casting and will air on Citytv. Our long-suffering neighbors to the north, who frequently have to watch our reality TV shows but cannot apply to them, have actually sent us a number of cast members for The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, including Jillian Harris. But now they get their own version, so more Canadians will know what it’s like to date on television and break up after they’ve bled it for all the publicity they can. The nine-episode series will debut in the fall, according to a press release , which says the “nine-episode, Canadian, romantic reality series is in the pre-production phase with principal photography slated to begin this spring,” and it will be produced by Force Four Entertainment. Chris Harrison appeared on Breakfast Television today to announce the new series, and said “the good news is, it won’t take our show [the ABC version] away. It’s a double-dose, it’s all good, it’s a win-win for Ca...

« The Bachelor Recap: Hook, Line, and Sinker | Home January 23, 2012 08:15 PM by Megan Thompson Tonight on Bravo it’s the season finale of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills . The season is ending with Pandora’s extravagant wedding , which means Kevin Lee is in the house. Will the ladies behave at this event? Keep reading to find out all the details from tonight’s RHOBH! It’s the day before Pandora’s wedding and Lisa is acting like Giggy, barking orders at the person setting up the tent.Lisa is a ball of nerves over her (Pandora’s) big day. “This has to be the best day of all of our lives,” Lisa tells the cameras. The wedding cake comes in and Bravo throws up the price tag, which is a mere $9,500.  Just a drop in the bucket when it comes to this wedding production.  Paul is getting a colonoscopy and Adrienne has come to support him, by talking on her cell phone.  When Paul needs Adrienne’s help with inserting an enema, she draws the line.  Adrienne laughs, “I’m all for the moral ...

« Steven Tyler Sings National Anthem, Did He Mess Up Lyrics? | Home January 23, 2012 11:00 AM by Ashley Lee Have you heard the news? Former Dancing With The Stars contestant  Kristin Cavallari  of Laguna Beach  and  The Hills  is pregnant! She and fiance Jay Cutler  have just announced that they’re now expecting. Read on for a few words from the parents-to-be… “We are thrilled to announce we are expecting our first child together,” said Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler to People . “It’s an amazing time in our life and we can’t wait to meet the new addition to our growing family.” After getting engaged in April, the couple first broke off their engagement last July, and it was rumored that the two split due to Cutler’s controlling ways . However, the MTV reality star reunited with the Chicago Bears quarterback this past November. Of the roller coaster relationship throughout 2011, Kristin said, “Sometimes, in order for things to get better, they have to end – even if it’s momentari...

Teen Mom »     by Andy Dehnart / January 17, 2012, 12:52 PM MTV has released a soundtrack of music featured on both seasons of Teen Mom , and proceeds from the sale will go charity. The soundtrack is on iTunes and includes 12 songs, not tracks of crying babies or fights between teen parents unprepared for the consequences of producing a human life that requires constant care and attention for years and years and years. The proceeds benefit the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy , so hopefully it is not a collection of songs that will inspire people to have unprotected sex and produce more babies they can parade in front of MTV’s cameras. View the original article here

Oxygen has officially and unspurprisingly renewed The Glee Project for a second season, which will have two additional contestants. Robert Ulrich, Zach Woodlee, Nikki Anders, and (the ever-insufferable but surprisingly tolerable here) Ryan Murphy will all return. The network said in a press release that casting for season two “recently wrapped up” and resulted in “14 contenders — two more than season one.” The competition will air this summer and include “additional themes and all new music.” View the original article here

Home > Entertainment > Loose Women star Andrea McLean “still in shock” over breakdown of her marriage January 23rd, 2012 by Sarah. No comments Andrea McLean – who began her career as a weather-girl on GMTV and subsequently went on to co-host Loose Women – has revealed that she’s “still in shock” over the breakdown of her second marriage. Andrea married builder Steve Toms in 2009 after the couple reportedly had a six-year affair, which prompted the end of her first marriage. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Andrea said of the split from Steve, “We held it together over Christmas for the kids but then on Boxing Day I took them to stay with my parents – and that was the end. ”I’m still in shock. When I hear myself talking about ‘my first marriage breakdown’ then ‘this time round,’ the words are like a stab in the heart… “Because I simply can’t believe I’m in this position again. People think I’m Snow White… the most boring person in the world! “I’ve only ever slept with two men an...

January 23rd, 2012 by Sarah. No comments Katherine Kelly has of course ended her run as Becky McDonald on Coronation Street, and we’ll see some of her final scenes in tonight’s episodes , however, Kat has revealed that she was impressed with Becky’s new fella, Danny, and described him as her alter ego’s “leaving present.” Danny, who’s played by the gorgeous Jeremy Sheffield , has of course fallen head over heels for Becky, and will be seen whisking her off to start a new life in Barbados. Of Becky’s exit plotline, and Danny in particular, Kat told What’s On TV magazine, “I thought, ‘Well done girl, not bad.’ “He’s lovely, I mean, what a gift, hey? He’s like a leaving present . How marvellous.” And in another interview with the Daily Mirror, Kat discussed how much playing the role of Becky has changed her life. She said, “ Coronation Street changed my life. The time I was there, with the 50th anniversary and tram accident, has been so eventful… “It’s been fantastic because the writer...

« Kristin Cavallari Is Pregnant! | Home January 23, 2012 12:00 PM by Ashley Lee Another episode of It’s A Brad, Brad World  is on Bravo  tonight, and even though the parents of Brad Goreski and Gary Janetti have finally met , tonight’s footage is somehow still filled with more stress than ever before. Watch a preview of the next episode that features assistant Lindsay’s horrible driving and a look into designer Billy Reid’s store in Alabama, whose aesthetic is that of a “sexy pioneer,” according to Brad! On tonight’s episode of It’s A Brad, Brad World , Lindsay’s driving puts Brad on edge as she takes him to see potential office spaces, and Brad and Gary brainstorming potential locations and other details for their ten-year anniversary party. Of course, that  discussion isn’t exactly a smooth one…I wonder, will Brad shed a few tears of frustration? Probably, but only time will tell. Then Brad and Lindsay jet off to Alabama to see designer Billy Reid’s new collection. The two are...

The cast of Survivor One World was announced by CBS yesterday, and includes the first little person to ever play the game. Based on the video preview below, it also includes a lot of over-the-top, borderline crazy personalities, like people who insist upon being called “Troyzan” and “Tarzan” (and those are two different men). Thankfully, as the video introduction moves on, more normal cast members are introduced; in it, host Jeff Probst tells us that season 24’s cast are “all very attractive” and “aren’t afraid to make big moves.” Season 24 won’t include Redemption Island, although Probst threatens to have it return in the future in an interview with EW, in which he also says we can expect more “Do It Yourself challenges” this season for which Probst doesn’t show up, including ones that happen on the tribe’s beach. I’m skeptical about that, since part of the fun of challenges is the production design and incredible things the challenge team builds, but obviously they can’t and don’t ...

« Simon Cowell & Mezhgan Hussainy Cancel Wedding Plans…For Now | Home January 23, 2012 08:05 PM by Candace Young Last week on ABC ‘s The Bachelor the drama went through the roof when Shawntel Newton turned up looking for a rose from Ben Flajnik. This week, Ben and the thirteen remaining bachelorettes will be in Park City, Utah, where they will ‘ go country ‘, and Ben will steal Lindzi’s trick and ride up to meet the girls on a horse… Chris Harrison gives the girls the first date card – Rachel and Ben will ‘let nature take it’s course’. Kacie, who had the very first one-on-one date with Ben on The Bachelor, is having a tough time not being able to see him alone again. He arrives to pick up Rachel and Kacie sulks as they go off in a helicopter. Once the helicopter touches down amid the fall foliage, it’s down-to-earth date time. Ben and Rachel take a canoe out on the water and kiss romantically. Unfortunately, it looks like they’re being swarmed by bugs! Back on land, conversat...

« It’s A Brad, Brad World Preview: Billy Reid Dresses Sexy Alabama Pioneers | Home January 23, 2012 01:00 PM by Ashley Lee Designer  Isaac Mizrahi  and his partner of six years quietly eloped in New York City  late last year. Though the Project Runway All Stars  judge has only been married for about seven weeks now, he says he’s loving it! Read on for more of his nuptial details, and how he feels about debuting the news on The Wendy Williams Show . “It’s amazing,” said Isaac Mizrahi to  People during Thursday’s Project Runway All Stars panel at New York’s Paley Center. “I recommend it a lot.” Though the designer got married to his partner of six years, Arnold Germer, at New York’s City Hall on November 30th, he didn’t go public with the news until he appeared on The Wendy Williams Show to promote the current season of Project Runway All Stars . “We told people, we didn’t keep it a secret … we just didn’t announce it,” Mizrahi said. “Somehow, when you tell something to Wendy Willia...

« The Biggest Loser Week Four Preview: Lazy Contestants? | Home January 23, 2012 03:00 PM by Shayla Perry X-Factor judge Simon Cowell and girlfriend Mezhgan Hussainy have put a hold on their wedding plans , but is this the end of the road for the Hollywood couple? Will Simon ever marry Mezhgan Hussainy? Find out what the FOX reality star has to say about the current status of their relationship after the jump. Is it over for Simon Cowell and make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy? Not exactly. The couple may have canceled their wedding plans, but according to Cowell, things between the lovers aren’t as clear-cut as one would expect. “It’s quite a complicated relationship. We have had a break from each other and we are still incredibly close,” Cowell explains in Sunday’s edition of The Mirror . “I’m vulnerable. It’s not on, it’s not off, it’s somewhere in the middle. I don’t know if I will ever get married, but I am happy.” Simon and Mezhgan began dating in 2003 after meeting on the set...

« Kim Kardashian Addresses Her Marriage On “Live With Kelly” | Home January 23, 2012 09:58 AM by Lisa Princ Seal and Heidi Klum officially announced that they will be getting a divorce after after much speculation this weekend . But, after claiming that they were ending on good terms, people close to the Project Runway  host and Seal have revealed that this was not a snap decision, and in fact, it was Seal’s temper that is the main reason the couple are splitting. Read on for more… Power couple Seal and Heidi Klum were rumored to be splitting this weekend, and they finally made the news official, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the cause for divorce. Now, sources are coming out of the woodwork claiming that there is more to the story. According to TMZ.com, a source close to the couple told them that it was in fact Seal’s temper that Heidi Klum could no longer deal with, especially as it has been affecting their children. One source told the gossip site that this was a “long ...

Whale Wars »     by Andy Dehnart / January 19, 2012, 6:47 AM The intensity of the confrontation between anti-whaling activists and Japanese whalers continues in the Southern Ocean, where a camera operator for Animal Planet’s documentary reality series Whale Wars was injured. On its web site, Sea Shepherd reports that “American crewmember Brian Race, (25) from New York, was jabbed twice in the face with a bamboo pole receiving lacerations above his right eye and on his nose. Russell Bergh of South Africa, (35) a cameraman for Animal Planet, was struck in the right arm and shoulder with an iron grappling hook thrown from the harpoon vessel resulting in deep bruising. Photographer Guillaume Collet of France, (27) was also struck in the right arm and shoulder by an iron grappling hook resulting in deep bruising.” That happened when, Paul Watson said, Sea Shepherd’s “”small boats were attempting to slow down the Japanese harpoon vessel Yushin Maru No. 2, which is aggressively tailing the ...

« Project Runway All Stars: Isaac Mizrahi Loves Being Married | Home January 23, 2012 02:00 PM by Lisa Princ Last week on NBC ‘s The Biggest Loser , we watched as tension built between Conda Britt and Cassandra Sturos , but Conda could not seem to let it go. This week we will watch as Dolvett Quince struggles with Conda, who seems to have it out for him next! Read on for a preview and video of tomorrow’s brand new episode! The Biggest Loser returns tomorrow for more drama, and hopefully some weight loss! If you tuned in last week, you saw the drama and tension between Conda and Cassandra, and although Cassandra moved past it, it appears as though Conda takes it to the next level this week – she seems to be boycotting Dolvett Quince! NBC states in their preview: Red and Black teams compete for exclusive use of the gym — The stakes are high this week as the red and black teams compete in a fierce battering ram challenge that will give one team exclusive rights to the gym, while the ...